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As a verb, "to drive a chariot," from 1802. Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Charioteered</span>; <span class="foreign notranslate">charioteering</span>.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:late%2014c.">late 14c.</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to charioteer">Entries linking to <i>charioteer</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of chariot" href="/word/chariot#etymonline_v_8440">chariot<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"ancient two-wheeled vehicle used in war, racing, and private life," mid-14c., from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">charriot</span> "wagon" (13c.), augmentative of <span class="foreign notranslate">char</span> "car," from Late Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">carrum</span> "chariot" (see <a href="/word/car" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of car " class="crossreference notranslate">car</a>).</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of charioteer">Trends of <i>charioteer</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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class="alphabetical__word--3UeP2">charisma</p></a><a title="Origin and meaning of charismatic" target="" rel="nofollow" href="/word/charismatic"><p class="alphabetical__word--3UeP2">charismatic</p></a><a title="Origin and meaning of charitable" target="" rel="nofollow" href="/word/charitable"><p class="alphabetical__word--3UeP2">charitable</p></a><a title="Origin and meaning of charity" target="" rel="nofollow" href="/word/charity"><p class="alphabetical__word--3UeP2">charity</p></a><a title="Origin and meaning of charivari" target="" rel="nofollow" href="/word/charivari"><p class="alphabetical__word--3UeP2">charivari</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="alphabet--3sMXd"><ul class="alphabet__inner--2NEtM"><li class="alphabet__node--huwT8" title="Prefix, suffix and words starting with the letter A"><a rel="nofollow" href="/search?q=a">A</a></li><li class="alphabet__node--huwT8" title="Prefix, suffix and words starting with the letter B"><a rel="nofollow" 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